Manicure bowl and stand assembly



V. M. WARD MANICURE BOWL AND STAND ASSEMBLY Filed Oct. 15, 1948 NVENTR. VlQGNIA M. WARD Patented `Iuly 17, 1951 STATES PATENT OFFICE MANICURE BOWL AND STAND .Assign/[BILY` it". 1 Virginia M. Ward, San Antonio, Tex.

Thi'sdnvention relates tomanicure bowls for washing or soaking the fingernails during a manicuring operation, and more particularly to an improved bowl and stand which can be readily formed from easily moldable and readily available material, such ase synthetic resin plastic.

It is among the objects of the invention to provide an improved manicure bowl and stand assembly of simple and durable construction which is extremely economical to manufacture, is of light weight and neat and attractive appearance, is easy to clean and in which the stand provides a comfortable and convenient hand-and-wrist support, and the bowl can be removed from the stand and replaced, whenever desired.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following description and the appended claims in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure l is a top plan view of a manicure bowland-stand assembly, illustrative of the invention;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the assembly illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal, medial cross-section taken substantially on the line 3 3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a front end elevation of the assembly illustrated in Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a transverse cross-section taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Figure 1; and

Figure 6 is a transverse cross-section of the support or extension of the stand, and is taken substantially on the line 6 6 of Figure 1.

With continued reference to the drawing, the improved manicure bowl-and-stand assembly includes, in general, a bowl I and a stand I I.

The bowl I0 has a fiat bottom wall I2 of thinwalled material, and of rounded, preferably circular shape, with one side flattened along a chord of the circular outline, as indicated at I3, and an annular wall I4 marginally joined to the bottom wall I2 and upstanding therefrom. While the dimensions may 'be varied, as may be found convenient or desirable, a bowl having an outside diameter of approximately four and three-quarter inches and a depth of approximately one-andonehalf inches has been found to be highly satisfactory in use.

The stand II has a base portion I which includes a thin, flat wall I6 of approximately the same size and shape as the bottom wall I2 of the bowl. This base wall I6 has a marginal, cupreceiving bead II projecting upwardly from its upper surface, and a marginal supporting bead I8 on its under or lower surface, which supporting bead extends entirely around the base, except Application October 15, 1948, Serial No. 54,795

' 4 claims. (o1. 13g-27s) 2 the flattened portion I3, and continues along the edges of the under surface of the support or extension .20 ofthe base.

The support 2G has a width materially less than the width or diameter of the base I5 and includes a first portion 2l joined at its lower end to the base along-the attened portion I3 of the base circumference, and extending upwardly from the base substantially perpendicular thereto to a height substantially equal to the height of the side wall I4 of the bowl, a second portion 22 inclined upwardly and outwardly at a steep angle from the upper end of the portion 2|, a third portion 23 joined to the upper and outer end of the second portion 22 by a smooth curve and eX- tending `downwardly and outwardly from the upper end of the portion 22 substantially to the plane of the top of the bowl, and a fourth portion 24 extending downwardly and outwardly at a steep angle from the outer end of the third portion 23 substantially to the plane of the bottom of the base I5 of the stand. The support or rest 20 is of thin-walled construction, and the extensions of the bottom bead I8 reinforce this structure and render the entire stand strong and rigid.

The rest 20 is preferably provided with edges Which are successively concavely and convexlycurved to enhance the appearance of the stand and provide a more comfortable support for the wrist of a person using the device.

The invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, The present embodiment is, therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are, therefore, intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:

1. A manicure bowl-and-stand assembly comprising a shallow bowl open at its upper end and having a flat bottom wall and an annular side wall marginally joined to said bottom wall and upstanding therefrom, and a stand separate from said bowl and including a at, bowl-supporting base having a marginal ange receiving the bottom end of said bowl, and a rest extending successively upwardly, outwardly and downwardly from the edge of said base.

2. A manicure bowl-and-stand assembly comprising a bowl having a flat bottom wall and a side wall joined at one edge to said bottom wall marginally of the latter and upstanding therefrom, and a stand including a flat, bowl-supporting base, and a rest extending successively upwardly, outwardly and downwardly from the edge of said base, said stand base comprising a flat wall of approximately the Same shape and size as the bottom wall of said bowl and having a marginal, bowl-receiving bead on its upper surface and a marginal supporting bead on its lower surface.

3. A man-icurerbowl-and-stand assembly.I comprising a` bowl having aflat bottomfwall4 andai` side wall joined at one edge to said bottom wall marginally of the latter and upstanding there.-J

from, and a stand separate from said bowl and including a at, bowl-supportin'glbasei andairest 9 extending outwardly from the edgepof said base,y said stand base comprising a flat vfali'of"approxi'-V mately the same shape and sizeastlf'ierybottomi wall of said bowl and having a marginaLbowL receiving bead on its upper Surface and ai i'ar'; ginal supporting bead onv` its lower surface,` and said 'resi-ffl conu'irising*a-A thin-walled body' v'off a' widtli""ls's' than"tlie^wid'th of' 'saidbas'e andA in'-f cluding a first portion joinedl at :one'end to said' baseandlupstading therefrom, aV second'portion in'clined 'upwardly and.outwardly' from' the top' off said first portion, a th'i'rd portion joined'bya, smooth' curve to the outer' end (if-said secondi portion and extending outwardly and downwardly therefrom, and a, fourth portion extending from the outer end of said third portion downwardly and outwardly to the plane of the bottom of said base.

4. A manicure device comprising a stand having a base for resting upon a flat supporting surface, and a hand-and-wrist rest extending outwardly from the edge of said base, said rest extendingv upwardly:l adj acent.y the .base-iand downwardly ata .location remote: rOmisaid :baise substantially to the plane of the bottom of said base.

and a bowl removably supported on said base.

VIRGINIA M. WARD.

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